Carver nodded along as they laid out the plan. "I can pull out the rest of my daphnius potion before everything goes off. Be chatting about crafty uses for it when the smoke spreads. Pretend to trip on the way out, spill some on me. It'll make a lot more sense for why I'm visibly limping."

She tilted her head thoughtfully. "What if they decide to use the brooms to evacuate?"

They continued discussing details and contingency plans until they were sure they had all their bases covered. Once they were certain they could handle any unexpected difficulties, Barrel shoved the last two waffles into his throat, saluted, and made his way out of the lair. Carver and Shock gave him about a ten minute head start, then gathered up most of the scorpion products and made to follow. 

As they walked, the pumpkin creature cocked a grin at her best friend. "So," she asked cheerfully, "which loverboy do you think is gonna have a harder time after all this goes down? The oblivious one who's completely unaware he's effectively betraying the girl who likes him, or the cheesy horny one who's gonna break all the rules his girlfriend upholds?"